Oh, and as for the thread title; this is an unwarranted slight on the EFDSS which I am not wont to leap to defend, having been an unhappy employee in the Goode (aks "bad") years. After decades of thoroughly deserving every kick up the arse they got, they are at last in recent years getting on with the task of seeking out funding to do what needs to be done for the benefit of musicians and enthusiasts. The last thing they need is mindless, ignorant whingeing about an artefact produced by a craftsperson re-using contemporary materials to further the tradarts. It is an example of what exponents of multimedia arts and crafts have been doing for millennia.